Universities, inclusive development and social innovation : an international perspective

• Other Authors: Brundenius, Claes, 1938- (Editor), Göransson, Bo, 1953- (Editor), Mello, Jose Manoel Carvalho de (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
• Subjects: Equality.; Inclusive education.; Education, Higher.; Social integration.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319437002; 9783319436982
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

This book examines the ways in which universities can play a crucial role in inclusive development, social innovation and social entrepreneurship. It aims to prove the importance of inclusive development and inclusive innovation on economic growth and demonstrate the ways in which universities can b...

Table of Contents:

• Endorsements ; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Chapter 2: Challenges of Rising Inequalities and the Quest for Inclusive and Sustainable Development; Introduction; Rising Inequalities Worldwide: What's the Evidence and What Can Be Done?; The Evidence; Increasing Wealth Concentration Worldwide; Equality vs. Growth: Is There a Trade-Off?; What Can Be Done?; Attempts to Measure "Real Progress"; Why Social Innovation?; On the Origin and Contemporary Definitions of Social Innovation; Social Innovation vs. Inclusive Innovation.
• Social Innovation and Inclusive Development Also Embrace Refugees Social Innovation and National Innovation Systems; Measuring the Impact of Social Innovation; Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship: A Twin Relationship?; The Social Economy and the Third Sector: Alternatives to Capitalism or a Democratized Capitalism?; The Maker Movement and the Change Makers: A New Role for Civil Society; The Sharing Economy: End to Corporate Capitalism or End to the Welfare State?; The Promise of Social Innovation and the Digitalization of the Global Economy.
• Is Digitalization a Threat to Employment? Democratization of Innovation and the Quest for Inclusive and Sustainable Development; Social Innovations, the Future Challenges, and the Role of Universities; References; Chapter 3: Inclusive Knowledge Policies When Ladders for Development Are Gone: Some Considerations on the Potential Role of Universities; Introduction; Development Today: Neither a Place Nor a Ladder; In Search of Alternative Paradigms for Inclusive Development; Main Trend: From the Humboldtian University to the Entrepreneurial University.
• Some Southern Features of the Global Model for University Transformation What University for Inclusive Development?; Some Challenges for Developmental Universities; Global Research and Local Needs; Who Governs and for Whom?; A Fundamental Task; Toward a Prospective Approach; References; Chapter 4: Social Development as an Academic Mission of Brazilian Universities: Public Policies and the Case of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Introduction; Social and Inclusive Innovation and the Role of Universities in Socioeconomic Development.
• Inclusiveness at Higher Education Institutions The Higher Education System: Expansion; The Higher Education System: Present Landscape for Social and Racial Inclusion; Social Inclusion; Ethno-Racial Inclusion; Higher Education System: Policies for Inclusion; Quota System; PROUNI Program; FIES Program; Brazilian Higher Education System: Final Considerations; Social Development at Brazilian Universities; The Extension Program (PROEXT) of the Ministry of Education; The STI Policies for Social Development; The Case of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.